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Table 2
Duration of plant breeders' rights and sole right periods for fruit trees and vines, under the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)
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Kind of Plant |
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Botanical name |
Common name |
Period of plant breeder's right (years) |
Period of sole right (years) |
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Actinidia Lindley (All spp.) |
Kiwifruit |
30 |
8 |
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Carica papaya L. |
Pawpaw |
30 |
8 |
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Carya illinoinensls (Wangenh.) K. Koch |
Pecan nut |
30 |
8 |
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Citrus L. (All spp.) |
Sweet orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Loose skin citrus types, other citrus (Bitter Seville, Lime) Pumelo |
30 |
8 |
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Corylus L. (All spp.) |
Hazelnut |
30 |
8 |
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Cydonia Mill.(All spp.) |
Quince |
30 |
8 |
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Ficus L. |
Figtree |
30 |
8 |
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Fortunella Swingle |
Kumquat |
30 |
8 |
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Hylocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose (All spp.) |
Dragon fruit |
30 |
8 |
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Juglans L. (All spp.) |
Walnut |
30 |
8 |
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Lltchi chinensis Sann. |
Litchi |
30 |
8 |
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Macadamia F. Mueller (All spp.) |
Macadamia |
30 |
8 |
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Malus Mill.(All spp.) |
Apple |
30 |
8 |
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Mangifera indica L. |
Mango |
30 |
8 |
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Musa acuminata Colla |
Banana |
30 |
8 |
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Olea L. (All spp.) |
Olive |
30 |
8 |
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Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. (only spineless cultivars, sweet prickly pear) |
Sweet prickly pear |
30 |
8 |
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Passiflora L (all spp. Excluding P. caerula L., P mollisima (Kunth) L.H. Bailey, P. suberosa L and P. subpeltata Ortega) |
Passion flower |
30 |
8 |
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Persea americana Mill. |
Avocado |
30 |
8 |
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Pistacia L. (All spp.) |
Pistachio |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus amygdalus Batsch. [See prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. Webb] |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus armeniaca L. |
Apricot |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus avium (L.) L. |
Sweet cherry |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. |
Cherry plum, Myrobalan plum |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus cerasus L. |
Sour cherry |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus domestica L. |
European plum |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. Webb (=Prunus amygdalus Batch) |
Almond |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus laurocerasus L. |
Cherry laurel |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus persica (L.) Batsch |
Peach |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica Schneid. |
Nectarine |
30 |
8 |
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Prunus salicina Lindl. |
Japanese plum |
30 |
8 |
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Psidium guajava L. |
Guava |
30 |
8 |
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Punica granatum L. |
Pomegranate |
30 |
8 |
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Pyrus L. (All spp.) |
Pear |
30 |
8 |
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Ribes L. (All spp.) |
Currant, Gooseberry |
30 |
8 |
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Rubus L. (All spp.) |
Bramble, Raspberry |
30 |
8 |
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Saccharum officinarum L. |
Sugar cane |
30 |
8 |
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Solanun tuberosum L. |
Potato |
30 |
8 |
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Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. subspp. caffra (Sod.)Kokwaro |
Marula |
30 |
8 |
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Vaccinium L. (all spp.) |
Blueberry, Cranberry |
30 |
8 |
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Vitis L. |
Table Grape |
30 |
8 |
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Vitis vinifera L. |
Wine grape |
30 |
8 |
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Ziziphus jujube Mill. |
Jujube |
30 |
8 |
[Table 2 substituted by section 4(a)(b)(c)(d) of Regulations made in terms of The Plant Breeder's Rights Act: Amendment, Notice No. 7391, GG54575, dated 24 April 2026]